The Fate of the Furiousis getting ready to unleash its, for lack of a better term, fury, on audiences very shortly.Vin Dieseland the rest of the cast, which includesDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonare in the middle of promoting the movie, which looks to be another massive blockbuster. But as many fans know, the two stars have had some beef with one another for quite some time and now, at long last,Vin Dieselhas addressed theFast and Furious feud.
The actor spoke withUSA Todayrecently and finally addressed the feud that was made public last year with his co-starDwayne Johnson. On one hand, his response to this whole thing was somewhat surprising since he is sort of taking a classy approach, in that, he doesn’t have anything bad to say. But on the other hand, nobody would accuse him of being overly humble. Here is what he had to say.
“I don’t think the world really realizes how close we are, in a weird way. I think some things may be blown out of proportion. I don’t think that was his intention. I know he appreciates how much I work [for] this franchise. In my house, he’s Uncle Dwayne.”
Maybe he is putting words inThe Rock’s mouth, or maybe he knows for a fact that his co-star does appreciate how much work he puts in forThe Fast and the Furiousfranchise. ButJohnsondid say some pretty harsh things aboutVin Diesellast year and even said that he didn’t regret making his comments publically. Just in case you need a refresher, here is whatDwayne Johnsonsaid last year aboutVin Dieselafter filming with him onThe Fate of the Furious.
“Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chickensh to do anything about it anyway.Candy asses. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling, you’re right.”
Vin DieselandThe Rockhave been working together on the franchise sinceFast Five, which really helped breathe new life into it. But this feud seems to be far from settled since the two reportedly had to be separated on the press tour.Dieselhad a little more to say and even though he doesn’t say anything negative about his co-star, he does seem to be elevating himself and kind of takingDwayne Johnsondown a peg.
“I protect the franchise. I protect everybody, including Dwayne. I protected Dwayne more than he’ll ever know. And it doesn’t matter. He doesn’t have to know. But he appreciates it. Dwayne has only got one Vin in his life. Dwayne Johnson only has one big brother in this film world and that’s me. I’m always rooting for Dwayne. I’m the first multicultural megastar in Hollywood. They didn’t exist. To see another multicultural star come up is something I am very proud of.”
So, in a way,Vin Dieselis taking credit forDwayne Johnson’s success, which might be reaching a bit. In recent yearsJohnsonhas become one of the biggest, if not the biggest star on the planet. He very regularly posts on Instagram, attributing his success to hard work and being very self-motivated. So the fact thatVin Dieselis trying to take any form of credit for his success may not sit very well. We’ll have to wait and see ifThe Rockresponds. We can only hope.
The cast forFast 8includes returning starsVin Diesel,Dwayne Johnson,Jason Statham,Michelle Rodriguez,Tyrese Gibson,Chris “Ludacris” Bridges,Nathalie Emmanuel,Elsa PatakyandKurt Russell,Charlize Theron,Scott Eastwoodand Oscar winnerHelen Mirren. The movie is directed byF. Gary Gray, who most recently directedStraight Outta Compton.The Fate of the Furiousis set for release on April 14.
